Quality Improvement Advisor

The Quality Improvement (QI) Advisor leads improvement work within the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals (BCH) in Oakland and San Francisco, across all care settings. The QI Advisor works in close partnership with physicians, nursing, and administrative leadership to improve quality and safety, which includes: the development of short and long-term quality and safety goals; managing a large portfolio of quality and safety initiatives; analyzing data from multiple sources; and educating faculty and staff on quality improvement methods and tools. This role works independently and in collaboration with Quality & Safety, Continuous Improvement, Quality Built-In, and other UCSF and BCH departments. It is jointly accountable for the quality and safety performance of their assigned projects.

The QI Advisor will oversee all aspects of quality improvement projects, including the assess, plan, improve, and sustain phases of the work. This requires existing knowledge, skills, and abilities to evaluate processes and outcomes, using qualitative and quantitative data and effective analytical methods like statistical process control (SPC). It also requires excellent communication skills with clinical and nonclinical stakeholder groups, and the ability to develop collateral--tools, documents, sustainability data methods, presentations, etc.--that enables the success of the work. The QI Advisor must also be a positive driver to further the culture of safety and continuous improvement, and hold others accountable for their role in improving quality performance. The QI Advisor reports to the Manager of Quality Improvement for Benioff Children's Hospitals (BCH).

The annual salary range for this position is $118,300 - $268,900, with a target entry point at $148,800+ depending on experience. To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html